Cuff construction for shirts



July I8, T950 E. STANLEY CUFF CONSTRUCTION FOR SHIRTS 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Nov. 15, 1949 $145951 4 5 viitiiivwvv 3nventor EVG'NE 577mm:- Y

Gttomeg July 18, 1950 E. STANLEY CUFF CONSTRUCTION FOR SHIRTS 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Nov. 15, 1949 2 EUGzF/VE JTA/VLEX attorney July 18, 1950 E. STANLEY CUFF CONSTRUCTION FOR snm'rs 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed Nov. 15, 1949 Gktorneg Patented July 18, 1950 CUFF CONSTRUCTION 'FORiS-HIRTS Y Eugene Stanley, Greensboro, N. 0., .assignor-to Blue Bell, Inc., Greensboro,.N. 0., a corporation or North Carolina Application November 15, 1949, Serial-No. 127,469

Claims.

shirt cuffs are commonly made by laying two andlisometimes three cuff pieces cut to the desired shape 'on one another and stitching them together around the bottom and sides, leaving the'itop'fedge open, and then turning them inside out.

It is anobject of this invention to provide a cuff construction which will obviate this complicated procedure and which will considerably reduce the cost, being simple to make and easily applied." a

In accordance with the invention, the cuffs may be and preferably areplane bands folded double: and with square corners. They may be formed individually from the material or they maybe cut off from a continuous strip of proper width.

A characteristic of the invention is the relation of the cuff to the facing strip or edge binding for. the placket in the end of the sleeve, the facing'strip being a continuous length of tape like material which is folded longitudinally and receives the edge of the sleeve material about the placket within its fold. The portion of the facing on the button hole side of the placket is disposed underneath the placket edge inside the sleveso that it lies flat on the other portion when the cuff is buttoned and the placket is closed.

In accordance with the invention, the cuff is securedto the facing strip as well as to the sleeve endso that it retains the placket facing in the said. predisposed position. The cuff receives the sleeve end in its open longitudinal edge and the button hole end is turned under and sewed down on. the inner face of the cuif, thus making a finished'e'nd to the cuff as well as securing the adjacent portion of the facing in its inverted position.

While the plane, simple cuffs of this invention.

have general utility, they are particularly suited for cheaper grade shirts, such as work shirts, one feature, for example being that the shape of the corners of the cuffs is substantially restricted as compared with conventional cufi's which permit of fashioning to either round or square corners.

The nature of the invention will be understood from the following description of the embodiments of the invention illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the cuff end of a sleeve which embodies the invention;

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

2 Fig. 3 is a fragmentary section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig; 4 is a fragmentary section on the line.4-4 ofFig. .1;

Fig. 5 is an exploded view of the parts constituting the cuff end of the sleeve shown in Fig. 1 butzin a partially assembled state and with the placket open;.

Fig. 6 is a view corresponding to Fig. 5, with the partsv fully assembled but in a partially unfinished condition;

Figr? is a view corresponding to Figs. 5 and 6, showing the finished construction;

Fig; 8' is a View similar to Fig. 1 of a modified embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 9 is a section on'1ine-99 of Fig. 8;

Fig. 10 is a fragmentary section on line Ill-40 of Fig. 8;

Fig. 11 is a fragmentary section on line Il-l I go of Fig.8; 1

Fig..l2 is an exploded view corresponding to Fig. 5; and

Fig.1.; is a view of the finished cuff assembly corresponding to Fig. 7.

The cuff itself. is a band I which is folded longitudinally uponitself to make a double thick,- ness cuff havingan inside layer la and an outside layer 112. Thesleeve 2 hasthe usual placket 3 at its cuff end, and the facing. for the placket,

consists of a tape member 4 folded double on its longitudinal center line and applied over the edge, of the placket. andsecured by stitching. The facing thus has two halves which meet at the top of the placketin a, V-shape arrangement so that, one arm or sectionoverlies the other when the placket is closed. To effect this, it is necessary that the overlying section-be folded underneath its edge of the placket, as appears in Figs. 1 and 2, and the cuff construction and mode of attachment are designed to bring the facing sections into their proper relationship.

In the construction shown in Figs. 1 to '7, in-

clusive, the length of the facing is such that its tWOaIInSfiXtEIld substantially beyond their respective placket edges, and. these extensions re ceive the ends of the cuff band in them and are stitched on to the band, the extreme ends of the facing arms being turned back and secured on the inside of the cuff so as to become part of the finished edge of the cuff. Finally the overlying arm or section is turned over so as to bring it underneath the placket edge and it is stitched down in this position on the inside of the cuff.

The steps in the formation of the cuff construction appear from Figs. 5, 6 and 7 of the drawings,

3 although it will be understood that the order of the steps may be changed. For example, in Fig.

square corners and folded double, is applied to i the end of the sleeve with the sleeve end received in the open edge of the cuff and the ends of the band received in the extending ends of V the facing. The parts are then stitched in this position and the extreme ends of the facing arms are turned up on the inside and secured, as shown in Fig. 6. Then the portion of the top arm or section of the facing, the one on the right.

in Figs. 5, 6 and 7, which had been turned to bring its open edge on the inside, is now turned over'on the inside of the cuff, as shown in Fig. 7, and is stitched down on the face of the cuff. A button hole is then formed in this end of the cuff which is attached to the overlying facing arm or section, and a button is sewed on to the outer side of the opposite end of the cuff, thereby finishing the cuff.

The construction shown in Figs. 8 to 13, inelusive, is slightly different in that the facing ends do not extend beyond the end of the sleeve.

In this construction the facing I4 is a folded tape of just the length of the edge of the placket and sewed on the edge as a facing, thus making a V-shape with an arm on each side of the placket, as before. In this case, the cuff band I is somewhat longer than that of the previous construction, and the end of the sleeve with the facing applied is received in the open edge of the cuff band and stitched fast. In .this case the facing section on the right or button hole side, as viewed in Figs. 12 and 13, is folded over so as to lie under the placket edge before being inserted into the cuff band, the facing section on the left being turned over when inserted, as in the previous construction. The cuif hand therefore secures the facing arms in their proper relations.

As will be obvious to those skilled in this art,

side of the placket to the other, the-cuff band having a button hole near one end and being secured near each end to the respective end of the facing, the button hole end of the cuff band being folded over on and secured to the inside of the cuff and the adjacent facing section being similarly turned over on the inside of the sleeve in alinement with the turned end of the cuff band. 2. A cuff construction for shirts comprising a sleeve having a placket, a continuous longitudinally folded tape member embracing and secured to the edge of the placket as a facing, the ends of the facing extending substantially beyond the end of the sleeve on both sides of the placket, a one-piece rectangular cuff band folded upon itslongitudinal center line and secured at its open edge to the end of the sleeve and having its ends inserted and secured within the respective extendingends of the facing.

3. A cuff construction. for shirts comprising a sleeve having a placket, a continuous longitudinally folded tape member embracing and'secured.

to the edge of the placket as a facing, the ends of thefacing extending substantially beyond'the end of the sleeve on both sides of the placket, a

one-piece rectangular cuff band folded upon itslongitudinalcenter line and secured atits open edge to the end of the sleeve and having its endsinserted and secured within the respective extending ends of the facing, the cuff band having. a button hole near one end, and the faoingatthe button hole end being turned over and secured upon the inner face of the cuff.

4. A cuff construction for shirts comprising a.

sleeve having a placket, a continuous longitudinally folded tape member embracing and secured to the edge of the placket as a facing and. terminating at each end withthe end of the sleeve,

a one-piece rectangular cuff band folded upon its. longitudinal center line and disposed and secured. upon the end of the sleeve with its open edge enclosing the end ofthe sleeve and the end of the facing, the two ends of the cuffband being turned over and secured upon the inner face of the cuff,

5. A cuff construction for shirts comprising a sleeve having a placket, a continuous longitudinaily folded tape member embracing and secured to the edge of the placket as a facing and ter-.

minating at each end with the end of the sleeve, a one-piece rectangular cuff band folded upon its longitudinal center line and disposed and secured upcn'the' end of the sleeve with its open edg'e' enclosing the end of the sleeve and the ends of the facing, the cuff band having a button hole near one end and the facing section on the side of the placket adjacent the button hole end being turned e No references cited. 

